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The First Annual Day celebrations of Akkara Foundation was held on 3rd November, 2019 at KALP School Kotoor with a public meeting with the presence of Mrs. Geetha Gopalan, Vice President of Muliyar Grama Panchayat, Akkara Mohammed Abdul Aziz, the Chairman of Akkara Foundation and other dignitaries of Kudumbasree in Muliyar  Panchayath attended the celebration. Mrs. Aruni Chandran Kadakam, a writer were honoured in this auspicious occasion for their newly published book named “Petu Novozhiyathe”. Also District School Kalolsavam best actress Kumari Sreya Peethambaran were honoured in this occasion.

After that an awareness class were conducted to the parents about the growth and development of the children by Mr Jinil Raj J R, Consultant Physiotherapist Akkara Foundation & Ms Elizebath P Paul, Consultant Speech Therapist, Dr. M V Shetty College, Mangalore.

Mogral Puthur: In cooperation with Akkara Foundation and Family Health Center (FHC) Mogral Puthur the Social work students of Ideal Cherupulassery have conducted the “SNEHA SANGAMAM” family meets for the parents of differently-abled and distribution of Eid dress.

District Panchayath President Shri. A G C Basheer inaugurated the meeting at Krishi Vijnana Kendram, Chowki. He promised to start a rehabilitation center in the panchayath under the Akkara Foundation and provide all financial support. Mogral Puthur panchayat president Shri A A Jaleel presided over the function. He assured that the panchayat is ready to give all the support to Akkara Foundation to assist differently-abled.

Akkara Foundation has distributed Eid dresses for 60 financially backward differently children. Report of Disability survey conducted under Mogral Puthur Panchayat for the past one month handed over to the district panchayat. Akkara Foundation Manager Mohammed Yasir presented the project at the meeting.

Health Inspector B Ashraf welcomed the meeting. Dr. Shameema Tanveer, the Medical Officer of the Chengala, took the class. Hamid Ballur, Medical Officer Nazmin J Nazir, Grama Panchayat members S H Hameed, Prameela, Mahin Kunnil, Masood Bovikanam, and Mohammed Shafi addressed the audience.

Differently-abled parents and social workers participated in the meet. 

The Akkara Foundation and MES College Erumely jointly conducted a half-day awareness class on 03/05/2019 at 9.30 AM with the cooperation of the Mallam Ward Development Committee at B.A.R. Higher Secondary School Bovikanam. The meeting was started on time with a prayer followed by the welcome speech of the convenor of the Mallam ward development committee Mr. Sheriff Kodavanchi. The ward member of the Mallam ward Mrs. Aneesa Mansoor presided the program. Mrs. Jayalakshmi Bhatt the Deputy Collector of Endosulphan inaugurated the function. Mr. M. A. Rahman the Odakkuzhal award winner was the chief guest of the program. Br. Prince the Palliative Nurse of Kozhikode Medical College led the class. Mr. K.B. Muhammed Kunhi The President of HRPM Kasaragod district, Mr. Abdul Gafoor the President of PTA BARHSS, M. Muhammed Yasir the Project Manager of Akkara Foundation, the officials of the Ward Development Committee Mr. B.C. Kumaran, Krishnan Chedikkal, Madhavan Nambiar, Ponnappan, Kudumbasree officials Rishana Mansoor, Lalitha, Mariyam B Khalid, the Social Leaders BK Hamsa, B.M. Haris, K Muhammed Kunhi, Aithappan Ammangode, The Social work trainees Mr. Jobin C. Valsan and Hasan Salim K. C. addressed the audience. The meeting was concluded at 12.00pm.

Akkara Foundation has conducted a Mega medical camp at Bovikkanam, one of the villages which were affected by the deadly pesticide Endosulfan. It was conducted by the joint collaboration of Akkara foundation, Yenepoya Medical College and Punchiri club Muliyar.

Through the Medical camp, we could provide 14 specialties to the people that are facilitating detailed check-ups and further referral services. Hundreds of villagers were benefited by the camp. Here our objective was put in to practice by facilitating qualitative medical services to the rural people for the early identification and early interventions.

The medical camp has inaugurated by Khalid Bellippadi, the President of Muliyar Panchayath, Ward Member Aneesa Mansoor, Health Inspector Ashraf, BC Kumaran, KB Muhammed Kunji, Masood Bovikkanam, Mansoor Mallathu. Akkara Foundation Project Manager Mohamed Yasir was addressed the gathering.

Empowerment can be defined in general as the capacity of the individual groups and or communities to gain control of their circumstances and achieve their own goals, thereby being able to work towards helping themselves and others to maximize the quality of their lives. In health and social care, empowerment means, patients, carers and service users exercising choice and taking control of their lives.

This is what we have implemented in the life of Soumyasree, a 21 years old who affected by an undiagnosed condition from her 17th age, the illness completed her to stop the education at her second-year degree but the thirst of knowledge and reading doesn’t destroy, while her body felt painful all over the body.

When our palliative home care wing met her that time she was along at home, she was doing her daily needs with the help of her sister and parents, while we consulting her she expressed her thirst to acquire knowledge and reading. And she expressed that she needs to complete her degree. Then our trust management decided to set a home library to her with the help of well-wishers.

In December 10 we handed over the home library to her by the hands of Mr. MA Rahman, the eminent writer and literature award winner, along with that he gifted some books to her, she replied after that, this gift my sole more conscious and positive towards the future.

The Palliative care unit of Akkara foundation, Kotoor has donated air-bed to a spinal injured paralysed patient, named Venkitaramanan residing at Karadka Panchayath at Mulleria. Mr. Vijayan, Karadka Panchayath Standing Committee Chairman handover the Air bed to Venkataramanan in presence of Health inspectors Suresh Kumar & B Ashraf, social activist KB Muhammed Kunji, Father Anoop, Ashraf Faizy, Reguram Bellal, BC Kumaran, Dr. Anitha and Odakkuzhal Award Winner MA Rahman.